Toy trumpet



M. M. DESSAU TOY TRUMPET Filed Nov. 8, 1924 1721/671601' ,Hofland1175012022 Dessau.

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raice- MORLAND MICHOLL DESSAU, OF IDNDON, ENGLAND.

` TOY TRUMPET.

Application ,vled November 8,` 1924. Serial No. 748,703.

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Be it known that I, MORLAND MICHOLL DnssAU, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re-l siding at 14:, Mincing Lane, London, England, have inventeda new and useful Toy Trumpet, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved construction of toy trumpet and hasfor its obj ect to provide a simple method of construct-` ing a toytrumpet of resilient material so that it will not be damaged by roughusage and will not cut or injure the child or any l other person. o

According to this invention, I construct a toy trumpet of raw plantationrubber crpe or the like formed to the desiredshape and provided with areed or sound producing instrument in the smaller or j mouthpiece end.The trumpet may be conveniently constructed from sheet material cuttothe desired shape to form the blank which is afterwards rolled andconnected at its edges to form the trumpet. The blank may convenientlyconsist of a narrow tapered strip which when rolled into a circle willform a hollow conical tubular piece, and at the end of the blank may beformed ;a larger portion which when rolled round with the other piecewill form a splayed out end of trumpet shape. If desired the splayedoutend may be formed separately and attached to the conical tubularportion by solution or other suitable means. The end of this portionmaybe turned over and secured to itself so as to form a reinforced orstiifened edge, and a suitably shaped mouthpiece may be attached to thesmall Vend of the conical tubular portion. In this end may be arranged asuitable reed or other sound producing device so that blowing throughthe mouthpiece will cause thc trumpet to be sounded. v y

The tubular portion of the trumpet may be reinforced by a strip orstrips of resilient material such as whalebone or the like. Thereinforcing strip or strips may be secured within the tubular portion byengaging the ends i.n loops secured within the tubular por- CIK 'tion ofthe' horn or one or more resilienty 00 strips may be embodied Vin thelongitudinal seam or seams of this portion. These'strips tend tomaintain the horn straight under ordinary circumstances but allow it .tobe readily beiit and yet return'to its original '55 shape.-

If desired the trumpet may be made of a plain conical tubular form, thesmallerend -of which forms the mouth-piece and is provided with a reedorother sound producing device, whilst the'other end is turned over 60toform a reinforced edge and comprises the open end of the horn. Such ahorn may be made of a size. to fit upon a finger or hand, and in thiscase since the open end of the horn is 7 obstructed, the air will escape65 through the pores of the plantation rubber crpe ks'o that the hornwill be sounded in spite of the obstruction. A suitable loop or handlelmay be attached to the horn at its side and preferably comprises astrip of whalebone or other -resilient material covered withrawplantation rubber crpe and secured at its two ends to the tubularportion of the horn.

rIhe trumpets may be made up of a series of rings connected together bylatex, solution or the like and serrated or plain rings may be securedover the joins. A strip of rubber crpe or the like may be rolled up inspiral form to make the trumpet and securedv together along the spiraljoin. A covering ystrip may be secured over the spiral join if desired.

A hornor trumpet 'constructed according kto my invention, will stand anunlimited amount of rough usage, and knocking about, and yet retain itsproper shape and operate correctly. It may be immersed in water withoutany detrimental effect and may in fact be used by` a child whilst beingbathed. Its v soft and resilient nature gives it the further advantagethat no cuts or other injury can be caused to children playing with itand l it may be safely left to quite small children without any danger.-95 In order th at my invention may be readily understood, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings, in which p y o Fig. 1 is alongitudinal section through a trumpet constructed according tomy'inven- `100 tion.

Fig. 2 shows a slightly modied form of trumpet in elevation, and j oFig. 3 shows a further small trumpet` of a simplified form. i Referringto Fig. l, the body .l of the trumpet 'is formed from a strip of rawplan tationrulobeif crpe rolled up into a tapan ing tabular ferm shown,the edges being caused to adhere either with or' without-the 1l@additionV of suitable latex, solution `or the like. Into the small `end2 .oit this tapering tubular body 1` of the horn is inserted a suitend 5will assume the flared shape shown.

This flared end 5 may however be formed from a separate piece ot rawplantationrubber crpe rolled up to the `deSl'ed shape and its edgesconnected either with or without the application of suitable latexorsolution. The flared end 5 is then attached to the end of the body 1at 6, so that it will adhere thereto either with or without the additionof latex orsolution. The enlarged end Vot the ilare 1 is provided with aturned-iu 7 which strengthens and stiiens the saine. In orderto give areasonable amount of stiffness to the trumpet, a stiil'ening member Y 8may be arrangedin the body portion 1.

' plantation rubber crepe or This stiffening member isshown of a bowedshape so that it engages near the centre oi' its length with oneside otthe tubular body7 1, whilst its two ends are held in yloops 9 of thelike connected to the other side of the tubular body near the oppositeends thereof.` The stillening member 8 preferably comprises a strip ofwhalebon-e or other flexible material encased in an outer covering otraw plantation rub ber crpe or the like.

Referring now similar typeof trumpet but of slightly differentconstruction. The conical tubular body 10 is formed in the same manneras described with reference to Fig. 1, but in this case` the material isprinted or otherwise colcured or provided with apdecorative pattern uponits surface. The flared end 11 is formed separately and attached to thebody 10 by means ot' aband 12 ot raw rubber crpe or wise secured aroundthe junction. The mouthpiece 14 is shown of plainmaterial and a suitablereed or sound producing device is provided therein so that Vblowingthrough the mouthpiece *will cause Athe trumpet Vto be stilii'eningdevice y similar to that shown at 8 in Fig. `1I may be incorporated inthe body 1() if desired, but in short trumpets this ma be omitted. Ahandle 15 is shown attached7 by its two endsto the exterior et the body10. This handle comprises a bowed strip 16 of whalebone or otherflexible material encased in an outer covering of plantation rubber erthe like bywhich itstwo ends are secured to the exterior ot the body 10by comprising asimple conical bodyT 20 This may be plantation rubber`crpe or edge to Fig. 2, this showsia plantation' the like cemented orotherl sounded. A suitable internal `or without the assistance o-.tlatex, solution or the like.

Fig. 3 shows a smaller form of trumpet seamed together at 21 andprovided with an inturned end 22 to stiien the latter. A reed or othersound producing device 23 is provided in thesmaller `end or mouthpiece42a of the trumpet. The exterior of the trumpet may be suitably decoratedas for `instanceby suitable bands ol colour as shown in the drawing.This: `form of trumpet maybe corr veniently made "of comparativelyporous material may be provided with line perform tions, so that even ifa childs hand or inger be inserted in the larger end 22 of thetrumpet itmay still be sounded by blowing' through the mouth-piece, the body `orthe the like or the J trumpet being sulliciently porous to enable theair to escapethrough the material.

The trumpets are submitted-to any suit able cold or other vulcanizingprocess, but

it is preferred to `use the lprocess known as d the Peachey coldvulcanrzlng process.

'Trumpets constructed according to this invention are almostindestructible and may be'safely left in the hands 'ot even smallchildren as they selves or to others since the a soft and flexiblenature.

T claimte 1. A` toy trumpet comprising ay-hollow body formed of rubber,fening member secured at its ends to the hollow body, `a mouthpieceformed at one end Vof the hollow body and a sound" producing devicewithin Vsaid mouthpiece.

2. tapering body formed of plantation rubber crpe, a. bow-shaped memberformed with a core `ot stiff `yet ilexible material and `with trumpetsare (of cannot do damage to themt a bow-'shaped stit-` A toy trumpet`comprising a hollow" an outer covering of rubber, said bow` shapedmemberbeing secured at its twoends to said hollow body, at the smaller end ofthe hollow body and a sound producing device vwithin said mouthpiece.` 4i 3. A toy trumpet comprising a hollow tapering body ormedfof rubber,` aflared outlet piece formed of rubber `and secured to the Alarger endotthe hollow body, a doubled over edge to said flared outlet piece, abow shaped member formed with a core 'of still yet flexible material andwith an outer covering of rubber, said bow shaped member being securedat its two ends to the hollow body, a mouthpiece formed at the smallerend of thehollow body, and a sound l plantation rubber crpe and securedtot-he ".110 a 'mouthpiece formed larger end of the hollow body, adoubled over edge to said flared outlet piece, a bow shaped memberformed with a core of stili yet flexible material and with an outercovering of plantation rubber crpe, Said bow shaped member being locatedentirely Within the hollow body with its two ends engaging loops securedon one side of theholloW body, the middle part of Said bow Shaped memberbody, Said sound producing device stretching the said end of the hollowbody slightly and causing'it to assume the Shape of a 15 mouthpiece.

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